hello. this is breakfast, with sally nugent and ben thompson on the sofa. thousands of operations are being cancelled because there aren't enough beds, a new warning from surgeons and hospital trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they say it's a "shocking waste" that highly—qualified surgeons are left "kicking their heels," but nhs england says only 1% of procedures are affected. good morning. it's sunday the 12th of february. also ahead: the speaker of the commons, john bercow, insists his impartiality has not been compromised as he comes under fire for commenting on political issues. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union rather than not.

north korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, the first such test since donald trump became us president. in sport, england win a thriller in wales in the six nations. a try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones‘s side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. #to light up the skies and open the world... la la land leads the way as hollywood's biggest names descend on london for the baftas. and we have the weather. good morning. rain, sleetand and we have the weather. good morning. rain, sleet and snow on the way for england today. a cold wind. if it is too cold for you at the moment, i have some good news for you in the forecast. join me in 15 minutes. thank you for that. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds, according to the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts.

in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. nhs england says only i% of operations are cancelled. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more. over the past few weeks, the bbc to documentary series, hospital, has demonstrated how a shortage of beds contributed to the pressure on the hills service. this can lead to long waits for those needing to be admitted to accident and emergency departments, but also, those needing plant surgery. i feeli departments, but also, those needing plant surgery. i feel i spend as much energy on trying to organise and manage beds to the flow of patients within the hospital to allow us to do what we want to get on with, which is to operate. the programme showed how if beds are not available for patients to recover in safely, the operations simply cannot

go ahead. now the royal college of surgeons and the nhs body that represents nhs trusts says this is damaging efforts to improve productivity with surgeons left licking their heels. it is not good for the staff and it is not good for the patience and it is not good for the patience and it is not good for the efficiency of the nhs. the latest figures from nhs england reveal more than 95% of beds were occupied last week, well above the 85% that is regarded as the safe limit. the problem is closely linked to delays in providing adequate care outside of hospital, especially for frail and elderly patients once they are ready to be discharged. today, hospital managers and doctors say fixing the nhs means fixing social care, and it will be needed for the extraordinarily tough winter which is not over yet. dominic hughes, bbc

news. nhs england say "the level of cancellations remains low atjust i% of the millions of operations performed in the nhs each year." the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised after a video emerged showing him making political comments including saying that he voted remain in the eu referendum. the sunday telegraph is reported he made the remarks to students at reading university, just three days before saying he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the uk parliament website states that "speakers must be politically impartial. this may not be popular with some people in this audience, personally, i voted to remain. i thought was better remain in the european union than not, partly for economic reasons, part of being within a trading bloc, and because it is better to be part of a bigger power

bloc in the world. an ally of the speaker has said that the eu referendum was an issue that divided political parties and that mr bercow was always "scrupulously fair" when chairing debates. we'll get more on this story from our political correspondent, susana mendonca, after 7am. 14 retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church's stance on same—sex marriages. the church of england last month said it did not support gay marriage, a position announced after three years of conversations with lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender christians, who the bishops now claim have been betrayed. the decision will be debated at the general synod on wednesday, helena lee reports. last month, the church of england decided its position on the divisive issue of sexuality. it has followed three years of so—called shared conversations, and stated that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. the church said all potential clergy, gay and straight, should be asked about their sexual

conduct and their lifestyle. by 14 retired bishops have today expressed their concern that the views of gay, lesbian, and bisexual members have been ignored. in an unusual move, they have written an open letter to they have written an open letter to the church of england, led by the former bishop of worcester. they entered those negotiations knowing they would have to reveal themselves. in a sense, that might carry a price in terms of their life and their career, their ministry, what was offered to them, how they we re what was offered to them, how they were regarded. in the nonetheless did that. and they feel that what has come out here is a betrayal in the specific sense that their voice is not heard. the church of england said the shared conversations were not changing people's views, but recognising jesus in people with whom the participants disagreed. the divisive debate over sexuality will continue, and the church's governing

general synod will meet next week in london. bbc news. north korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. speaking at a joint press conference during a visit to america by japan's prime minister shinzo ahbay mr trump assured him "america stands behind japan, its great ally, ioo%." with the latest, our reporter, kevin kim, is in seoul for us this morning. a very good morning to you. japanese officials have called this a clear provocation of japan. what do we make of the timing with shinzo abe's visit? i believe most north korea observers may think that the timing of the missile launch may not have been a coincidence, as north korea often carries out such tests close to political events and anniversaries. what many north korea observers are worried about is the direction president trump's relations may be going with kim

jong—un. north korea has warned its nuclear programme and long—range nuclear programme and long—range nuclear capabilities being able to strike the united states will near completion. president trump has made it clear that he will not let this happen. if pyongyang begins to test the boundaries of donald trump's north korea policies, the fear is that a miskicked elation of intentions may lead to escalation is, which could ultimately lead to real military complication. in times of difficulty is, president trump, will he be able to take measured steps over emotional responses? that has been the conversation of the region. interesting to talk to you about that. we will stay a cross that news. 14 sailors have been rescued by a royal navy warship after their racing yacht was damaged

in a storm in the atlantic ocean. hms dragon, the navy's type ii destroyer, diverted 500 miles to save 13 britons and one american on saturday afternoon. the sailors only suffered minor injuries but their 60—foot yacht lost its mast and rudder in the bad weather. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach at farewell spit. homophobic abuse in sport should result in immediate action, including lengthy stadium bans, say mps in a new report. the culture, media and sport select committee says football clubs in particular are not doing enough, and should be taking a zero tolerance approach. patrick gearey reports. this is the kind of homophobic cha nts this is the kind of homophobic chants in a group of mps say is allowed to pass unchallenged to

waffen ss. a report published by the culture, media, and sport select committee finds that attitudes towards gay people in sport are out of step with the rest of society. particular attention is given to football. the rhino openly gay players in british football league is. . -- players in british football league is. . —— there are no. players in british football league is. . -- there are no. winning to train people to listen out for homophobic behaviour and to ban people from engaging in homophobic abuse. but we also have evidence to suggest that clubs need to look into themselves as well. that sometimes dressing rooms can have this language. the football association say they welcome this report and tackling this is one of their priority is. criticism is not limited to football. the mps said they were upset by the presence of tyson fury on sportsperson of the

yearin tyson fury on sportsperson of the year in 2016. he said it was based on his sporting achievements had made it clear it was not an endorsement of his personal views. it is not all bad news. the report praises the two—year bans on those who through slander at this referee last year. bbc news. a dash cam has captured the moment 90 mile per hour winds caused a truck to blow over onto a highway patrol car in wyoming. take a look at these pictures. the troopers were responding to another traffic related incident when the truck tipped over, but luckily they weren't in harms way. ouch! the two passengers aboard were also unharmed. incredible pictures. and that is just the strength of the wind doing that. you can see it. terrifying. san francisco was a sea of floats,

costumes, lion dancers and marching bands last night as the city's chinese new year parade took place. the city has been holding the annual event since the 1860s, both to mark the start of the lunar new year and to celebrate tradition and culture. among the highlights was a 268—feet golden dragon that needed a team of more than 100 people to carry it through the city. isn't that beautiful? i am lucky enough to say i have been there to that event. amazing. it is beautiful and really spectacular. 100 people carrying that dragon? gorgeous! how do they stay co—ordinated? carrying that dragon? gorgeous! how do they stay co-ordinated? good question. let us look at the front pages this sunday morning. the observer. a picture on all of the papers. england's victory over wales in cardiff yesterday. the headline, a story we discussed earlier. a church faces new split over attitudes to gay relationships. they

will discuss it soon as there is controversy will discuss it soon as there is co ntrove rsy over will discuss it soon as there is controversy over that controversy. donald trump and the state visit to the uk. they are suggesting that donald trump will actually not speak to parliament and will, in their quote, speak to the people in a stadium rally at his uk visit with profits going to an appeal. the same story we are discussing this morning. john bercow. he went to a university earlier and stated publicly that he voted remain and that immigration was good news for the uk. once again, that picture of yesterday's rugby in cardiff. the front page of the sunday times is interesting. a fantastic picture yesterday, though, maybe not if you

are welsh to be heartbreaking for them. the main story is the labour search. they are looking for secret succession planning. we had jeremy corbyn on the sofa a few days ago saying there are no plans for him to stand down. he is not looking ahead toa stand down. he is not looking ahead to a future of not being labour party leader. but this leaked report shows that the labour party will potentially be facing a disaster in the polls should there be an election. a quick look at the sunday mirror with entirely different news from last week. tara who passed away last wednesday. she spoke to friends earlier predicting her death. much more on the papers coming up in the programme. great stories from inside the papers later on. exactly. lattimore to come. you're watching breakfast from bbc news.

the main stories this morning: surgeons and hospital trusts say thousands of operations are being cancelled because of a shortage of hospital beds in england. commons speakerjohn bercow insists his impartiality has not been affected after he revealed he had voted remain in the eu referendum. still to come on breakfast: more than 200 stranded whales in new zealand have re—floated themselves. we'll find out about the race against time to get the rest back into the water. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. earlier on i had a little look at a weather forecast, just about half an hour ago, weather forecast, just about half an hourago, and weather forecast, just about half an hour ago, and saw lots of little s nowfla kes ? there are few snowflakes once again. not quite lots. not quite snowman building weather on but there will be quite a bit of snow around today. yesterday it was one of those days where i could have stayed indoors.

you might want to do the same today. the winds are stronger. the raw wind blowing in scotland, northern england, wales and the midlands in particular and a mixture of rain and snow. much like yesterday. at the moment most of it is rain. you can see on the charts it is in northern england, the midlands, the south—east and east anglia, but there is snow mixing in with that rain across parts of east anglia. that will drift northwards into the east midlands. snow mainly confined to the hills, but some at lower levels. that will push towards the peak district and pennines later. elsewhere it is hit and miss rain, sleet and snow. the windies chilli and will get stronger through the day. the breezy northern parts of wales. —— wind is chilli. not as wet in scotland and northern ireland. many starting dry. in the west of northern ireland and across northern parts of scotland this is where we will have a bit of sunshine at

times. there will be something brighter in the south—east of the country. elsewhere lots of cloud. the snow becomes more of a feature in the pennines. it is here there will be a few centimetres of snow falling giving a covering in places. either side of the country should stay largely dry. we finish with wintry weather in a central swathe of the country, but tonight we have less cold air pushing up from the south. that will push towards the south—west of the country in particular. elsewhere, much as it was last night. maybe a frost in north—west scotland to start monday. monday by and large a dry day. misty over the hills in the north, though the rain and drizzle in east of scotland. james gray in the east of england. —— staying grey. still a windy day, with gusty winds in west wales and south—west england. temperatures could hit double

figures. still cold elsewhere. temperatures on the rise for the rest of the week. i think yourjob is safe! i got it spectacularly wrong. but there will be snow and there could be some snowman is. not completely wrong. thank you. double figures in plymouth? by moving to plymouth! we'll be back with a summary of today's news at 6:30am. now it's time for film review with mark kermode and jane hill. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what do we have this week? very interesting week. we have the 20th century women, a new film starring annette bening. we have the lego batman movie,

which pretty much does what it says on the tin. and fences, a major awards contender. let's start with 20th century womenm, the latest from writer—director mike mills. it's an interesting film, set in california at the end of the ‘705. a young boy facing an uncertain adulthood, surrounded by strong women of different ages, who both inspire and also confound him, not least his free—spirited mother, brilliantly played by annette bening. here's a clip. stop. what? thinking that you know everything that's going on. no, ijust think that, you know, having your heart broken is a tremendous way to learn about the world. 0k. do you think you're happy?

like... ..as happy as you thought you'd be when you were my age? seriously? you don't ask people questions like that. you're my mum. especially your mum. wondering if you're happy is a great short cut tojust being depressed. give me that. i already love it, just from that. and i'm afraid i haven't seen it yet. and you're right to do so. i thought it was a terrific film. it has these natural performances, partly because they had time to rehearse and get to know the characters. secondly, these are characters you want to spend time in the company of. you want to know how their lives work out. terrific performances. the film has texture, you feel like at any point the camera could go out of the car,

out of the house and into the street and the world would be complete around it. it evokes a world which is in many ways lost. it's back to time which now seems so distant, and yet the issues it deals with feel very contemporary. it's not plot driven, it's absolutely to do with moments, conversations and relationships. the narrative flips back and forth in time to some extent. i just thought it was terrific. when i first started watching it, i knew nothing of what to expect, other than it had a great cast. and i like mike mills's work. but i was drawn into their world, into their characters. i really loved it, i can't wait to see it again, it's terrific and you will love it. but is it going to be disparagingly called a women's film? i don't even know what that phrase means. in the past it was a term that was used for popular movies. because it used to be that females audiences were the majority. so when people spoke about women's pictures what they meant was something would be

successful and a blockbuster. i hope that was the case. believe me, anybody could see 20th—century women and get something out of it, it's terrific. weirdly, the same is true of the lego batman movie. did you see the lego movie? i'm afraid i didn't. it was great! really great. it sounded like a stupid idea but it turned out to be very smart and inventive. for what age group? for all age groups! i'm in my 50s and i laughed all the way through. so this is now lego batman is a spin—off. it is about lego batman, a complete narcissist, completely tied up in himself, and through the movie he has his butler, and thejoker, who is desperate for him to admit that he is a special villain, that they have a special relationship. and what is great about this movie, the visuals are terrific, it is incredibly kinetic. i kept wanting to hold the frame and say, stop! there are so manyjokes in this one frame, they're going by too fast, i can't keep up with the speed of these jokes!

it's smart, it is cine literate, for all ages it's funny. there's loads of exciting stuff happening on the screen. for older viewers, there are jokes about the ‘60s batman and the christopher nolan batman. believe me, first you need to see the lego movie, because that is terrific and better than this. i have a busy weekend ahead of me! the lego batman movie is very surprisingly tiptop stuff and doesn't let the side down. well, i'm already feeling overwhelmed by those two. let's talk about fences. i haven't seen the film, but i've seen the play, on which it's based, so i'm interested. well, i have seen the film and ifeel like i want to see the play. an adaptation of a play from the ‘505. denzel washington stars in and directs it. troy is a blue—collar worker. he works in the sanitation department and he brings home his frustrations from his work, from his life. they all come out in the home encounters. the film has got four oscar

nominations, including best supporting actress and here's why. i'm not talking about no baseball. you're not listening to me, i'm trying to explain it to you the best way i know how. it's not easy for me to admit that i've been standing in the same place for 18 years. well, i've been standing with you! i've been right here with you, troy. i've had a life too. i've given 18 years of my life to standing in the same spot as you. don't you think i've ever wanted other things? don't you think i had dreams and hopes? what about my life, what about me? great performances. you've seen it as a play. and that scene is so powerful in the play. the only problem is this — that the film feels very stagey. there are plays that have been adapted for the screen that start to feel cinematic. what this feels like is something that has taken the stage play and literally filmed it. obviously there are slight differences, but it never felt like a cinematic endeavour.

it felt like really great writing, very relevant issues, terrific committed performances that you could absolutely get behind. but it never took flight as a piece of film—making. for me, that's a problem, because if you're going take a stage play away from the stage and put it somewhere else, you have to do something to it. you really feel you wish you were seeing it live on stage, because particularly with the larger speeches, that's what it felt like — a theatrical production, as opposed to a cinematic production. because the screenplay was written by august wilson before he died, a great, great playwright. i guess it's a different writing for the screen, a different craft? and it's a different thing directing that work for the screen. i always thought the classic screen adaptation of plays, they understand the language of cinema first and foremost. this is clearly a huge reverence for the stage play, and understandably so. i just don't think it's as cinematic as it needs to be.

despite the fact that it's great writing, really solid performances and great individual moments, but as a piece of cinema it doesn't quite fly. coming up to the baftas on sunday, it's something that might win awards generally for the acting, rather than anything else? my feeling is that that's where its heart resides. they are terrific performances. it's just it feels theatrical to me. the best thing out in the cinemas at the moment is toni erdman. you need to see this. it's terrific, it sounds so unlikely, a three—hour german black comedy, a standout performance about father, daughter estrangement. a father turns up at his daughter's place of work pretending to be a life coach, and she cannot get rid of him. it is really edgy and really funny and really painful and really poignant. it is about to be remade starring jack nicholson. i read that!

why? it's perfect as it is, leave it alone! it doesn't need remaking! but you will love the original. you tell me it's perfect. i have seen the trailer and the trailer itself is interminable. does it need to be three hours? it does, believe me. i am somebody who believes in cutting to the bone, less is more, but in the case of toni erdman, there's nothing i'd take out. it is that good. it is a really fantastic movie. don't be put off by the trailer. i know loads of people who have seen the trailer and not been put off it. it is not a great trailer. ok, only because you have told me. tell us about the dvd. the unknown girl. it's a story about a young doctor who fails to open the door to a potential patient who is then found dead. no one knows who she was. the doctor then has a crisis of conscience and tries to find out who she is.

it was a film which, when it was in the cinemas, got lukewarm reviews. the great thing about dvds, you can reassess things that was perhaps overlooked the first time. it is a better film than critics gave it credit for first—time around. it is a thriller, but it has a humanist heart and is well worth seeing. i don't know it, so that's a good recommendation. mark, thank you very much indeed. a quick reminder should you need it, you can find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and of course the baftas, it's going to be very cold but should be fun. full coverage from bbc news on the red carpet. that's it for this week, though. goodbye. hello. this is breakfast, with sally nugent and ben thompson coming up before 7am, matt will have the weather in around 15 minutes' time. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds.

that's the warning from the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. nhs england says only 1% of operations are cancelled. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised after a video emerged showing him commenting on political issues. the uk parliament website states that "speakers must be politically impartial. " mr bercow is already facing calls to stand down after saying last week that he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the latest comments, published in the sunday telegraph, were made at an address to students at reading university three days earlier. this may not be popular with some

people in this audience. personally, i vote to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. partly because of the economic reasons, being part of a trade bloc, and for all the wea knesses trade bloc, and for all the weaknesses and deficiencies of the european union, it is better to be pa rt european union, it is better to be part of that big power bloc in the world. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england's stance on same—sex marriages. last month, it said that marriage in church should remain the lifelong union of a man and a woman. this position comes after three years of conversations with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender christians. the decision will be debated at the general synod on wednesday. north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, in the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. it happened as president trump was hosting the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, in florida. at a joint press conference, mr abe called the missile launch "absolutely intolerable. "

mr trump said the us stood behind japan "100%." 1a sailors have been rescued by a royal navy warship after their racing yacht was damaged in a storm in the atlantic ocean. hms dragon, a type ii destroyer, diverted 500 miles to save 13 britons and one american on saturday afternoon. the sailors only suffered minor injuries but their 60—foot yacht lost its mast and rudder in the bad weather. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re—floated themselves and swum away. another 17 were returned to the sea by teams of volunteers. about 350 whales died in two days at the beach at farewell spit. it will be quite windy today, but hopefully not as windy as this. a dash cam has captured the moment 90 mile per hour winds caused a truck to blow over onto a highway patrol car in wyoming. have a look at this.

the troopers were responding to another traffic related incident when the truck tipped over, but luckily they weren't in harms way. the two passengers aboard were also unharmed. incredible pictures, those, aren't they? there is not much you can do about that. it is just the wind. the stars of the silver screen will be out in force on the red carpet at london's royal albert hall for the annual british academy film awards tonight. leading the field with 11 nominations is the modern day musical, la la land. it's up for best film, director and leading actor to name just a few. looking forward to that. last night, san francisco was a sea of floats, costumes, lion dancers, and marching bands last night as the city's chinese new year parade took place. the city has been holding the annual event since the 1860s, both to mark the start of the lunar new year and to celebrate tradition and culture.

among the highlights was a 268—feet golden dragon that needed a team of more than 100 people to carry it through the city. and you have been. it is beautiful. and you have been. it is beautiful. a really gorgeous thing to see. look at that. that takes quite a bit of co—ordination and practice, i would imagine. and speaking of that, england certainly got it right yesterday, richard. they did. good morning. i think wales were on top for a lot of that game. they were leading them on. they used all that get out of free gel cards. 16 wins ina row get out of free gel cards. 16 wins in a row for england. eddiejones's side were less than five minutes from defeat against wales. that was until elliot daly got a late winning score. yesterday's other game was a rather different story. ireland scoring nine tries against italy in a 63—10 thrashing in rome.

our correspondent, joe wilson, reports. cardiff, the roof open and the heat on. this with all the modern emotion. with all the modern scientific preparation, rugby still often scientific preparation, rugby still ofte n co m es scientific preparation, rugby still often comes down to brute strength and determination. ben with the first try. with half—time approaching, perfect timing. he has scored! now, is that what you came for? the second half, england waiting to pounce. but no! interce pted. waiting to pounce. but no! intercepted. dan! a kick, a chase, a race. breathless daley the defender. but wales was still ahead. four minutes to play and england had the ball. they had to run. they had to find space. elliot, the last—ditch defender, now the fine finisher.

again, somehow snatching the game 21- 16. again, somehow snatching the game 21— 16. unbelievable. again, somehow snatching the game 21- 16. unbelievable. i again, somehow snatching the game 21-16. unbelievable. i love the belief in the team. i think that is what is exciting about hopefully what is exciting about hopefully what is exciting about hopefully what is to come, you know? it is not the finished article. hopefully we get better and better. england's remarkable winning run continues. and to win here with a win like that must feel significant. well, after a first week defeat, ireland dared not lose again. rome, the perfect place for a break. a hat—trick against italy, including this fourth try before half—time. a bonus point craig gilroy got three tries in 11 minutes, 63— ten. never mind these victories. the ireland coach would love one. bbc news. scotland play france this afternoon looking to make it two wins from two after their impressive display against ireland last weekend.

they haven't won in paris though since 1999 and know that the side they face this year will be desperate for a win after their defeat to england in their opening match. it will be hurting from the weekend. we know how tough it is going to be. having all those boys coming at me, it is part of the support. we know whatjob we are going to have to do. we are ready for the game, i think, though we don't know what the result will be. england made it two wins from two in the women's six nations. they scored 11 tries as they thrashed wales 63—0 at cardiff arms park. england secured a bonus point afterjust 22 minutes. lydia thompson grabbing her hat—trick here. wales were unable to find a reply. 63—0 the final score. well, scotland, like wales were thrashed in their six nations match. they were well beaten by a rampant french side who scored 55 unanswered points on their way to a comfortable victory. away from the six nations there were two matches

in the premiership. leicester tigers are back up to fitfth place after a bonus—point win over gloucester. while defending champions saracens lost 2a points to 18 at worcester. ryan mills kicked eight penalties for the warriors as they recorded only their second league win of the season. liverpool are up to fourth in the premier league, after a 2—0 victory over spurs at anfield. sadio mane opened the scoring for the reds after fifteen minutes. and it tookjust a couple of minutes more for him to add his second. it's liverpool's first victory in the league in 2017. spurs remain nine points behind leaders, chelsea. this, all this being nervous, and all that stuff around. it could have happened is that we don't score in the first situation. but they were really positive. the crowd was fantastic. it was a realjoy to play here tonight. it was a wonderful,

wonderful sign for the whole liverpool family. arsenal, meanwhile, are now level on points with spurs in second after a controversial win over hull city. they took the lead through alexis sanchez before half time but replays show the ball going in off his hand. the goal stood and he then added a late penalty to make it 2—0 to the gunners. we played resilient and focused and organised, but a little bit behind because we were under big pressure to win the game. they played well. we need to be focused until the end to get away with a positive result. you could see why we have made results against big teams recently. —— they. elsewhere, manchester united beat watford 2—0. middlesbrough drew 0—0 with everton. stoke beat crystal palace 1—0. sunderland remain bottom after losing 4—0 at southampton. and west brom scored a late equaliser to share the points with west ham. 2—2 it finished at the london stadium. two games in the

premier league today. champions leicester city are at swansea city later as both teams continue to face the threat of relegation. before that, leaders, chelsea, are away at burnley as they look to increase the gap at the top to 12 points. if we think that, umm, we have nine points and we are very close to winning the title, it is a great mistake, it is a big mistake. there are 1a games to play. there are, i repeat, five teams. six teams can fight until the end to win the title. celtic scored six against inverness callie thistle to reach the scottish cup quarter finals. mikael lustig put celtic ahead before moussa dembele scored three. it's now hat—tricks in back—to—back games for the young french striker. kieran tierney added a fifth. then captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarter finals are st mirren,

aberdeen, and partick thistle. ayr united and clyde drew, as did dunfermline and hamilton, so they'll replay. and there was one match in the scottish premiership. dundee and kilmarnock drew 1—1. newcastle are back on top of the championship this morning after victory at wolves. a goal from aleksandar mitrovic just before half time was enough to give them the win. they're still a point above brighton who also won yesterday. let us move on to rugby league. champions, wigan, made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salford. in the day's other game, last year's runners up warrington were beaten away at catalans. this try with the final play of the game saw it end 2012 in favour of the french side. great britain have qualified for the fed cup world group two play—offs after beating coatia 2—1. johanna konta and heather watson secured the win in tallin by winning their doubles rubber. it means anne keothavong's team progress to a further play—off

in april, which could see them reach the competition's second tier, world group two. gb fell at the same stage in 2012 and 2013. keothavong was part of that squad and desperately wants a home tie. i was just i wasjust thinking, i was just thinking, is there any way we can fix it so that we have a home tie? because i know as part of the team, two times previously, when we we re the team, two times previously, when we were able to get out of this group but we never got that home tie, soi group but we never got that home tie, so i am desperate to get this. hopefully that, you know, the draw works in our favour. hopefully that, you know, the draw works in ourfavour. i know all the girls want to perform in front of a patriotic crowd. yeah, i guess he will just have patriotic crowd. yeah, i guess he willjust have to wait until tuesday. but it would mean absolutely everything if we can get it. ryan day is through to the final of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston. he beat marco fu by six frames to four, after coming back from 11—2 down. hong kong's fu hit two century breaks in the match, but day held his nerve

with a clearance of 27 to seal the match. he'll play barry hawkins in the final later today. now, before we go, have a look at these pictures. they're from the opening round of the air race world championship in abu dhabi. the objective is to navigate an aerial racetrack featuring air—filled pylons in the fastest possible time, incurring as few penalties as possible. you have to say it's quite a breathtaking spectacle. martin sonka of the czech republic won the opening round. it is amazing, that's, isn't it? i mean, i struggle park my car. he don't get a sense of how close to the water they are. —— you. don't get a sense of how close to the water they are. -- you. they usually do it over water, not that far off usually do it over water, not that faroffa usually do it over water, not that far off a vet. apparently, if they hit them, obviously, they will damage the aircraft and they will have to go again. amazing. richard, thank you very much indeed. we will

see you soon. people who shout homophobic abuse at sporting events should face immediate and lengthy bans from attending games, that's according to a group of mps. the culture, media, and sport committee says a zero tolerance approach must be adopted at all levels. football clubs, in particular have been criticised for not taking a tougher approach. paul amann from kop outs, liverpool football club's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender fan clubjoins us now. it is nice to see you. welcome to the programme. good morning. i imagine you welcome this proposal. proposals to get tougher on fans who shout homophobic abuse. i am interested in how bad a problem it is. we have seen a lot of problems with racism. of similar proportions. iam mixed race with racism. of similar proportions. i am mixed race and welcome the fact that action has been taken over many decades in football and other sports. homophobia in football is a very serious issue in football today. it is telling that there hasn't been a key out player in

decades. we need to work with groups to make sure what we are doing is not just about sticks but also carrots and support. how challenging this is the police? as challenging as racism. it is very sad that the ground regulations have been in place for many years and are the a few clu bs, place for many years and are the a few clubs, like liverpool, have implemented those relations to treat homophobia as seriously as racism. what has to come first? you touched on the fact that there are so few rational footballers, in fact none at the moment, how does that change the perception of the game? —— few homosexual. i think there's a very mixed picture across football. you've got a lot of clubs like

liverpool and even arsenal and verse and chelsea supporting the forming of lg bt fan and chelsea supporting the forming of lgbt fan groups and taking a stand against homophobia, taking pa rt stand against homophobia, taking part in the rainbow laces events and so forth, which is fantastic because it sends a clear signal that this sort of behaviour needs to be wiped out. it is important for the clubs to lead the way? they've got their role to play, but it should be a much broader based, definitive position and the enforcement of the ground regulations is long overdue and dick that the mps are waking up to this. —— fantastic. they should have been dealing with this years ago. i know there are a number of ongoing investigations into homophobic abuse in foot or grounds, but how do you work out how it started, who is responsible and enforce it? it is the responsibility

of each club. there are stewards on the game. they have to be the eyes and ears of what's going on. equally, fans have a responsibility and most fans don't want to hear this kind of abuse. they can report it with apps like the kick it out app. there can be self policing as well, can't bear? i've been in football grounds weather has been terrible abuse. someone else. then and say, why it. spot on. the best policing comes from the fan groups themselves. the vast majority of liverpool fans that i go to matches with have been fantastic. they've been very welcoming and supportive. we had about 500 pairs of rainbow laces last year and they were taken from fans from all communities. is the response consistent? i imagine consistency is key. it isn't and that's the problem. , sure 7 7 f 7m ~

es z..r . es g harsh sanctions against racism and there applied against racism and there hasn't always been the same level applied in the same way and we need to progress with education and work with different families and make sure the fans realise the impact of their behaviour. you're stopping potentially locking out players from focusing on other things, things other than football, if you give them an atmosphere where they can feel confident about who they are. then their football will only be better. i'm afraid we have run out of time. thank you so much for coming on. let's check—in on what the weather is doing. it is looking a bit wet, wild and snow in some parts of the country? yes, quite a raw day outside today.

the stronger wind than yesterday, making it feel chilly, and there will be a mixture of rain and snow around. some of it is giving us a coating of snow in east anglia. as you can see it is not snow everywhere and there is rain mixed m, everywhere and there is rain mixed in, but as it drifts northwards through the midlands and parts of the north—east of england we will see a bit more snow here and there. not a huge amount and not hugely disruptive. snow to higher ground. south of that, not as much rain, sleet and snow in southern counties. a bit more brightness. pretty gusty winds towards the north and west and stronger winds across northern england this morning, bringing in the mixture of rain, sleet and snow. mainly dry for northern ireland. northern scotland has sunshine around, but a frost to start monday. the wind is stronger than yesterday, which will blow some of the snow around the tops of the pennines, the

peak district, the north york moors in the afternoon. away from that there will be some sleet and snow in there will be some sleet and snow in the north of wales, but not as many shower was as yesterday for england and wales. largely dry. against northern ireland. the sunniest in northern scotland. feeling very cold in the wind. something milder in a few days to come. it clears away some of the snow from the hills of england, turning it to mist and fog, and introducing clearer skies. temperatures may have risen by the end of the night in parts of england. further north, a chilly start the monday. pity grey and misty to begin with in north—east england, eastern scotland. —— ricky gray. to the south and west of the country we will have much more sunshine around, but some pretty strong winds. rather dusty as well in western wales and the south—west of england, but note the temperatures. we will see more temperatures. we will see more

temperatures like that through the week. how about this? this was in boston on thursday! huge amounts of snow. believe it or not they are about to get another dose through today. we could get as much as 30— 50 centimetres of snow for before sunday is through! that's proper weather! thanks very much. it is how you deal with that snow that's the key. stay at home! turning our attention to a story we have been following on exist. —— reckless. whale lovers in new zealand finally got some good news over night after more than 200 stranded pilot whales managed to refloat themselves and swim away. conservationists working on the beach say hundreds of whales have died along farewell spit over the past few days and the cause of the stranding is unknown. lucy babey from orca, a uk charity looking out for whales, is here to discuss this with us.

at last some good news? it is good to see that some of the whales have gotten back out on a high tide. there is the risk that they could come back in, or others may, so it is important that people are alert. picking up on something you said, get themselves out, is this how it works? we seen people making their best efforts to encourage them to go back out, but is it something they have to do themselves? these animals do come into sure, at what happened at the moment is it is on a spring tide in farewell spit, rich means you have a very high high tide, so they come in further, and with the low tide it receives further, so it happens quickly and the animals are left stranded. talk us through this

pa rt left stranded. talk us through this part of the world and the geography which makes this quite common. farewell spit is notorious for whales strandings. it has very gently sloping sandy beaches. whales use it something like echolocation, similarto use it something like echolocation, similar to what that's used to navigate around, but they need to be able to navigate around and have something for it to bounce back from. the small slopes makes them think they are in deeper waters than what they are. combine that with a quick receding tide and the end up in trouble. why is it that we see so many of them stranded? pilot whales have really strong social bonds. they are in family groups. they are called pilot whales because they tend to follow a leader. they are in fa ct a tend to follow a leader. they are in fact a dolphin. if an individual becomes stranded for whatever reason, through illness or wrong navigation, the others are so strongly bonded to that individual they will come and try to help them

and end up in trouble themselves. we've been looking at pictures of people helping. clearly there is a lot of work that humans can do to help them when they are stranded. why is it so important that they are covered and kept wet? talk us through how that works. so these animals are large animals, 6—7 metres in length and can weigh a lot. they need the buoyancy of the water to keep their body supported. when they are romantic causes a lot of stress on their organs, which is why some of them unfortunately do die. they need the water to stay wet, they can dry out and overheat. but they are mammals, so they need to breathe air, so it is really important to keep them cool and you protect their blowhole, which is the nose on the top of the head. protect their blowhole, which is the nose on the top of the headlj protect their blowhole, which is the nose on the top of the head. i think i've seen in this picture is someone singing to them. yes, that has happened. we know that whales and dolphins are very vocal and some of

them do sing to each other, so that could be a way of calming them. it could be a way of calming them. it could be a way of calming them. it could be a way to help us deal with the situation as well, got it is very sad to see this. what guarantees it if any are there for not coming back? on that have managed to go back out, you would hope they've bent on foreign after the able to swim away, but we could see this happen again? —— they've gone far enough. the same group could come back, or others good. if there are still stranded individuals on the beach, that strong bond will mean they will try to come in and get to the individuals again. that's why the court and see —— the co—ordinated response is needed. you need to get them out at the same time to prevent them coming back again. sadly, with strandings, we don't know the reasons why until after the event, until we can examine the dead individuals and get the environmental conditions that has made them come in. that's why it makes it quite difficult to prevent.

but research is key and vital. organisations out in new zealand, all of this work is important to build a picture of what's going on with animals, so we can protect them in the future. thank you very much for joining in the future. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. now something entirely different. the stars of the silver screen will be out in force on the red carpet at london's royal albert hall for the annual british academy film awards tonight. the modern day musical la la land leads the field with 11 nominations, sci—fi drama, arrival and the thriller nocturnal animals both have nine each. will gompertz has been taking a look at the contenders. welcome to la la land. the musical marge to hollywood which leads the way with 11 nominations. —— homage. including one for the director and its two leads, emma stone as a

wannabe actress and ryan gosling as an inspiring jazz pianist. they will be up againstjake gyllenhaal in the best actor category for his performance in nocturnal animals, which the film's direct tom ford is also nominated for. andrew garfield is among the best actor nominations. he will be against casey affleck, who is nominated for his portrayal ofa who is nominated for his portrayal of a broken man in manchester by the sea. meryl streep is in the fray once again, this time for her performance as the delusional florence fosterjenkins, for which she has a best actress nomination. it isa she has a best actress nomination. it is a hotly contested category, with natalie portman the one to beat. she is playing the title role injackie, which tracks beat. she is playing the title role in jackie, which tracks jackie kennedy's reaction to her husband's assassination. my kids have got to start school tomorrow. a relatively unknown british actress hayley

squyres is in the best supporting category four part in a film, made by the director who will also get a nod. it's not easy for me to admit that i've been standing in the same place for 18 years! will live been standing with you! i've been right here with you, troy! fences, about america in the 19505, adapted and directed by denzel washington, this co—5tar biology this best supporting actre55 nod. nicole kidman will compete with her, for her part in lion. supporting actor 5hortlisting for the actor who plays her son as well. as doe5 for the actor who plays her son as well. as does this actor for his 5en5itive performance as a drug dealer with a heart in moonlight. but it is likely to be la la land's year, on a night which could have an added dimension of the possibility

of politically poignant acceptance speeches. without the and see. but we do know that stephen fry will ho5t we do know that stephen fry will host the event again, the duke and duche55 host the event again, the duke and duchess of cambridge will be there as well. full coverage of the baftas tonight. tess newall had been left distraught after her 150 year old wedding d re55 went missing from a dry cleaning 5hop. it had special sentimental value as the dress was worn by hope great, great grandmother and it is beautiful! thi5 beautiful! this is like a movie. it is very beautifully filmed. it is very beautifully filmed. it is very beautifully filmed. it is not like your average wedding video! it isn't 5haky, it is all in focus! there isn't a child doing any —— a knee 5lide. the awful thing was the dress was

lost but the good news is it has been found! but it did get us thinking on the programme, what's the most valuable thing you have ever lost? and did you find... did you manage to find it again? let us know by e—mail, twitter or facebook. what's the most valuable thing you have ever lost and how did it come back to you? a lot of you already in touch with u5. sam says a christening bracelet was lost when it was put in a charity bag. another 5aid was lost when it was put in a charity bag. another said she lost her wedding ring. keep them coming and we will talk about them later. still to come: an in—depth look through the sunday papers in about 20 minutes. that's after the headlines in a moment. stay with us.